GRE Word List
AVOCATION
a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |